As parent of two teenage monsters, me promise you will be able to go to movies again in few years. After several years of only seeing movies in theater put out by some division of Disney corporation, eventually they will want to go see movies with friends and no one will want to see movies with you... which is great. One of greatest joys middle-aged monster can experience is spending two hours alone in dark with pile of snacks in your lap and no one asking you for anything.
While I miss you writing about recent movies, I get it - hiring a babysitter who can handle your sons, an Uber/Lyft to drive you to and from a theater, a ticket and some concessions (because Kermode and Mayo aside most of us like our crunchy popcorn or nachos, and buying from the Concessions Stand is what keeps the theater alive!), just to see a recent movie that's probably hot garbage anyway twice a week isn't a productive use of your time and money.
For the record, aside from a spate of movies I saw last year? I've barely set foot inside a theater since my ex-wife moved us upstate so she could have a house and a yard.
Nathan, I realise that I am giving somewhat mixed messages, giving that I am stumping up every month to enjoy you writing about whatever your heart desires. I love that deal! Seriously, it's great.
But please, sometimes ignore middle-aged oddballs such as myself. Write about whatever works for your SEO/gets aggregated/does numbers. Be 10% 2023 Ice Cube instead of 100% 1991 Ice Cube. I think and hope what your audience wants most of all is you for you to earn a sustainable living and provide for your family, while also doing god's work giving Ernest's back catalogue its dues.
Fine by me, I doubt there are two interesting movies a week anyway. Even with only one theatrical release I’m not sure how you keep up this crazy pace but I love your work!
Family should always come before work. Tbh, I haven't been able to keep up with this Substack as much as I like to, so being able to slow down and read as much as I can is a plus, and one review of a new movie is good for that also.
As parent of two teenage monsters, me promise you will be able to go to movies again in few years. After several years of only seeing movies in theater put out by some division of Disney corporation, eventually they will want to go see movies with friends and no one will want to see movies with you... which is great. One of greatest joys middle-aged monster can experience is spending two hours alone in dark with pile of snacks in your lap and no one asking you for anything.
While I miss you writing about recent movies, I get it - hiring a babysitter who can handle your sons, an Uber/Lyft to drive you to and from a theater, a ticket and some concessions (because Kermode and Mayo aside most of us like our crunchy popcorn or nachos, and buying from the Concessions Stand is what keeps the theater alive!), just to see a recent movie that's probably hot garbage anyway twice a week isn't a productive use of your time and money.
For the record, aside from a spate of movies I saw last year? I've barely set foot inside a theater since my ex-wife moved us upstate so she could have a house and a yard.
Nathan, I realise that I am giving somewhat mixed messages, giving that I am stumping up every month to enjoy you writing about whatever your heart desires. I love that deal! Seriously, it's great.
But please, sometimes ignore middle-aged oddballs such as myself. Write about whatever works for your SEO/gets aggregated/does numbers. Be 10% 2023 Ice Cube instead of 100% 1991 Ice Cube. I think and hope what your audience wants most of all is you for you to earn a sustainable living and provide for your family, while also doing god's work giving Ernest's back catalogue its dues.
Fine by me, I doubt there are two interesting movies a week anyway. Even with only one theatrical release I’m not sure how you keep up this crazy pace but I love your work!
At this point me not sure there are two theatrical-only movies a week!
Family should always come before work. Tbh, I haven't been able to keep up with this Substack as much as I like to, so being able to slow down and read as much as I can is a plus, and one review of a new movie is good for that also.